During our tour of Orissa we did visit Buddhist triangular circuit and we could learn lot about the history of the place. One such place is Lalitgiri which is a majestic place couched between hills of Parabhadi and Landa of the isolated Assian range. The landscape here is dominated by ruins of the huge brick monastery, the remains of the chaitya hall.
A.S.I has carried out extensive excavations from 1985 and this has unearthed remains of a huge stupa, and relic caskets along with other important structure and archaeological remains. The important discovery out of excavation are structures of the time between 1st to 12th century A.D:
This place is just 90 km away from the state capital, Bhubaneshwar. The site seeing here can be covered in one day along with other two sites of the Diamond Triangle: Udaygiri and Ratangiri.
A.S.I has carried out extensive excavations from 1985 and this has unearthed remains of a huge stupa, and relic caskets along with other important structure and archaeological remains. The important discovery out of excavation are structures of the time between 1st to 12th century A.D:
- Mahastupa
- Monastery No.1
- Monastery No.2
- Monastery No.3
- Monastery No.4
- Aapsidal Chaityagriha
This place is just 90 km away from the state capital, Bhubaneshwar. The site seeing here can be covered in one day along with other two sites of the Diamond Triangle: Udaygiri and Ratangiri.
Nice tour of the ruins. It is an interesting place..Thanks for sharing the visit.
ReplyDeleteI always find interest in the posts that you share, so different from our own, always lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love historical ruins and these are really quite nice.
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nice information.. i went to khandagiri.. i saw udaygiri from distant .. i never heard of lalitgiri.. i always amazed by all these facts.. knowing our country's vast history is really a great achievement...
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting place. I bet there is a lot to learn here. Lots of stairs too!
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Interesting place - it must be exciting to actually see this ancient architecture.
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Interesting. Nice to know about this place.
ReplyDeleteA place rich with meaning. The structures must have been impressive.
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ReplyDeleteMary, MI
Wonderful place to explore -- so glad it is being saved.
ReplyDeleteI imagine there must be many archaeological treasures waiting to ne found in India! Your country has a long and rich history.
ReplyDeleteSo much fascinating history!! Wonderful captures as always, Rajesh!! Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteI like your photos. some day I may be able to travel to your beautiful continent.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Place....:)
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ReplyDeleteLovely ruins - I especially like that gate/arch and your kids.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting archaeological site!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us !
ReplyDeleteWonderful place with archaeological treasures, beautiful pictures!
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interesting place :)
ReplyDeleteLOOKS LIKE a LOVELY place
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These are just amazing and historical!
ReplyDeleteYour information is very interesting as usual. Thank you so much!
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Wil, ABCW team
India is so replete with historical reminders of its glorious past.
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totally unfamiliar to me; informative!
ReplyDeleteROG, ABCW
Amazing place, indeed!! Very interesting to see such historical sights!
ReplyDeleteCalling by for ABC Wednesday, just the sort of place I find so interesting to visit.
ReplyDeleteI recently visited the Diamond Triangle of Odisha...beautiful captures...
ReplyDeleteThanks for a glimpse of these historical ruins :)
ReplyDeleteWow. Amazing history unearthed!
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